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Monday, March 28, 2011

One Thousand Gifts . . .

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone." - The Wise Woman's Stone, author unknown

I'm still counting gifts from above.

It's deliberate for me. Planned and calculated and purposeful. It's premeditated. Sometimes it's hard. But I try not to notice things anymore as just the ordinary. Every moment and what is in it is a gift from above.

Some of these moments are hard moments. Sometimes hard moments drag into hard days. Uncertain days.

Delivering Food! That caught my attention and somehow I feel there's a story in that one! I loved the story of the Wise Woman and her Stone. I may have to borrow that sometime. Thank you so much for posting that, as I needed to read it today. It was such a blessing to be here --- because your list was deliberate, intentional, calculated, planned, etc. It's when it's hard that it's best!

About Me

I am a wife and homeschooling mom, in love with it all. Twenty-three years ago I was a fresh out of college lost fool. Then I discovered what it means to be a child of the King. King Jesus entered my life and life began. Sometimes I wonder how I got here and then I remember - it's called blessings. I am wife to whom I'll refer to here as - He's Too Good To Me. Everyday he leaves, works hard, and lovingly allows me to stay home and homeschool our children. We have four, ages 2 to 20. Long ago I gave up a career as an interior designer and dreams of a fancy house and nice cars for a modest home, cars that run, and a lifestyle that bewilders some. Now I enter the world of blogging. This blog won't be educational, I can assure you. It will mostly be my ramblings, meant to bring a smile to your face, more often than not because you'll be grateful it's me and not you! I'll offer insight, otherwise known as my opinions. You'll discover a few "Shelby finds", or recipes. But the goal: I'm going to spread a little love - the King's kind.